Money | Dow Jones Dow Rises 4 on Good GDP Data, Bad Housing News GDP grows 5.9% in last quarter of 2009 By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 26, 2010 3:15 PM CST Copied The Aflac duck mascot visits the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 to celebrate his 10th anniversary representing the company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks closed out February by nudging into positive territory as investors weighed the news that GDP grew by 5.9% last quarter but existing-home sales plunged, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 4.23 points to close at 10,325.26. The Nasdaq added 4.04, settling at 2,238.26. The S&P 500 rose 1.56 to settle at 1,104.49. Read These Next NC mom missing for 24 years doesn't want to be found. FBI chief Kash Patel showed up in the Team USA hockey locker room. BBC apologizes after racial slur heard at BAFTAs. Jack Smith's report won't ever see the light of day. Report an error